Isabella Pringle

Isabella "Ella" Ferrier Pringle FRCPE (1 December 1876 – 27 May 1963) was the first female Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE), in 1929.

She worked as a typist until the age of 29, and then entered the University of Edinburgh to study medicine.

[2] She then studied for a Diploma in Public Health, and in 1917 was appointed the assistant medical officer for Paisley.

From 1921 to 1941, Pringle worked in Edinburgh as the senior assistant medical officer, and by the end of her tenure in the role she had developed a complete child welfare and maternity service.

The grave is marked by a simple stone and lies near the war memorial in the north-east section of the cemetery.

The grave of Isabella Ferrier Pringle, Morningside Cemetery, Edinburgh